Tuesday, May 05, 2009

The blockbuster film Lawrence of Arabia was released on January 30, 1963. The film ran 3 hours and 36 minutes long and won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. In a clever twist on cross-marketing, the January 15, 1963 issue of Vogue magazine featured a group of advertisements with a Lawrence of Arabia theme called "The Chic of Araby". Evidently, the movie sparked an Arabian desert fashion trend.

Elizabeth Arden created a new orange shade in lipstick and nail polish that it called "Sheik - a lip shade only the chic will know."

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